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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today signed an MoU with Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi for establishment of a special centre for Odia studies at the prestigious institute.
The centre will be named after former Chief Minister and legendary leader Biju Patnaik, said an official.
Biju Patnaik Special Centre for Odia Studies at JNU will boost research in Odia, a classical language, and help preserve Odisha’s cultural heritage, he added.
Notably, the development comes at a time when the state is hosting the first World Odia Language Conference in the capital city here.
The conference kicked off at Janata Maidan in the city here on February 3 and it will continue till February 5.
It is worth mentioning here that the state government had inked a pact with JNU in 2017 to set up an Odia chair, named after legendary Odia poet Adikabi Sarala Das, at the premier institute.
The state government had allocated Rs 5 crore for setting up of the Odia chair at JNU, sources said.
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